Name______________________
Date_____
Circle line tours, Inc.
Our
motto: A NEW TRIP EVERY TIME
You have a new job as the circulation manager for the Circle Line Tour Company. They have been giving tours of the human body for over one million years. In you new job, you are to rewrite the travel brochures and places of interest articles throughout the circulatory system. Your office, in the right atrium, is in the heart of the company's operation. Continuous travel is one of the perks of your job. Every trip begins and ends at the Right atrium.
Choose who you want to be (Erythrocyte "Red" Jones, "Whitey" Leukocyte or Peter Platelet), where you want to go (2 destinations) and how you will present your information. :
This table will make your choices.
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Who Will You Be: Choose 1 |
Where Will You Go: Choose 2 |
What Will You Write: Choose 1 |
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Erythrocyte “Red” Jones |
Small Intestine |
Travel Article
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Biceps(muscle) |
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Brain |
Brochure |
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“Whitey” Leukocyte |
Liver
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Stomach |
Letter (Business or Friendly)
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Peter Platelet |
Kidney |
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Lung |
Series of at least 2 postcards (one from each
place visited) |
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Big Toe (cell) |
Be sure to explain:
· Who you are and where you were born.
· How you will be traveling around. Be especially careful with this one if you choose to be Whitey.
· Where you will be going as you travel ( vessels, chambers etc.). You must include both destination sin your essay.
· Who you met that influenced your journey (valves, clots, cell types, deposits etc.)
· The changes you went through due to the nature of your job.
· All the jobs which will need to be done when you reach your destination.
· Any dangers or disease you could be exposed to on your trips.
Your grade will depend upon your understanding of
human
anatomy, the circulatory system, how it is organized and how it
works.
You effort in completing the assignment and your creativity will also
be
important. See attached grading sheet. This web site will help
you: http://www.fi.edu/biosci/preview/heartpreview.html
NOTES:
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Who are you? |
Where were you born? |
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How you will be traveling
around. Be careful with this one if you choose Whitey |
What dangers or diseases you
could be exposed to on your trip |
Answer the rest for both destinations…. |
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Destination 1 |
Destination 2 |
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Where you will be going as
you travel (vessels, chambers, etc.) Remember to start and end in R
atrium- |
Where you will be going as
you travel (vessels, chambers, etc.) Remember to start and end in R
atrium- |
|
Who you met that influenced
your journey (valves, clots, cell types, deposits, etc.) |
Who you met that influenced
your journey (valves, clots, cell types, deposits, etc.) |
|
What changes you went through
due to the nature of your job |
What changes you went through
due to the nature of your job |
|
What jobs need to be done
when you reach your destination |
What
jobs need to be done when you reach your destination |
Grading Sheet
Name______________________
DUE
DATE_________
Hand
this in with your assignment or -10%
____________Creativity: I will look for creative descriptions, not a lot of terminology. Post cards /brochures should include pictures, cartoons or drawings. You may chose to include picture with your letter if you wish.(15 pts)
____________Scientific accuracy (5 pts)
___________ Detail : Answers to the 7 questions must be correct, clear and concise. (3 pts each one) (21 points)
· Who you are and where you were born.
· How you will be traveling around. Be especially careful with this one if you choose to be Whitey.
· Where you will be going as you travel (vessels, chambers etc.). You must start each journey in the R atrium and return there at the end of your trip.
· Who you met that influenced your journey (valves, clots, cell types, deposits etc.)
· The changes you went through due to the nature of your job
· All the jobs which will need to be done when you reach your destinations. ( Both destinations)
· Any dangers or diseases you could be exposed to on your trips.
___________ Neatness: Assignment must be typewritten or written without cross-outs (no pencil and no spiral notebook paper). It should look like a real postcard/letter/brochure (5 pts)
___________Grammar
and spelling (5 pts)